Brown, Michelle P(atricia)

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BROWN, Michelle P(atricia)

BROWN, Michelle P(atricia). British, b. 1959. Genres: Archaeology/Antiquities, Art/Art history, History, Librarianship. Career: University of London, England, Courtauld Institute, information officer at galleries of art, 1982-83, and fellow, Birkbeck College and King's College, part-time lecturer in history and paleography, 1983-86, extramural lecturer, 1983-95, Inst of English Studies, visiting senior research fellow; British Library, London, curator of manuscripts, 1986-. Society of Antiquaries, fellow; Courtauld Institute, fellow. Publications: A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600, 1990, rev. ed., 1999; Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts, 1991; (with J. Bately and J. Roberts) A Palaeographer's View: The Selected Papers of Julian Brown, 1993; Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Glossary of Technical Terms, 1994; The Book of Cerne: Prayer, Patronage and Power in 9th Century England, 1996; (with L. Webster) The Transformation of the Roman World, 1997; The British Library Guide to Writing & Scripts, 1998; (with S. McKendrick) Illuminating the Book: Makers & Interpreters, 1998; (with P. Lovett) The British Library Source Book for Scribes, 1999; (with C. Farr) Mercia: An Anglo-Saxon Kingdom in Europe, 2001; Painted Labyrinth: The World of the Lindisfarne Gospels, 2003; The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality and the Scribe, 2003. Contributor of articles and reviews to academic journals. Address: Department of Manuscripts, British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB, England.

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